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1943 Map of Saddle Mtn.

Name: 1943 Topographic Map of Saddle Mtn.
Creator: U.S. Geological Survey
Published: 1943
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/

USGS Topo · Published 1943

About this map

The Nehalem River carves a winding path through the timberlands of Clatsop County in this mid-century War Department survey. The landscape is defined by its rugged elevations, dominated by the prominent peaks of Saddle Mtn. and Humbug Mtn. At this time, the region was heavily managed for its forest resources, evidenced by the presence of the Lewis and Clark Guard Station and the Little Falls Guard Station. Small riverfront communities like Jewell and Tideport serve as the primary nodes of human settlement along the waterway.

Transportation through the dense drainage basins is facilitated by the Wolf Creek Highway and Fishhawk Highway, which connect remote outposts such as Hamlet and Elsie. Local life is further marked by the Vinemaple Sch near the river's bend. This 1943 edition, compiled from Forest Service and Army Air Corps data, provides a look at the infrastructure of the Oregon Coast Range before the expansion of modern logging road networks, capturing the drainage patterns of Youngs River and numerous creeks like Quartz Creek and Wolf Creek.